Since the discovery of oil in Ghana, expectations
for the oil to stimulate economic development are
high. Essential to economic development as an
outcome of resource exploitation is local
participation. This study ...

This thesis is an empirical study where the System
Dynamics methodology is applied to help the Chief
Technical Officer of a Norwegian IT company,
operating in the cloud computing industry, in
planning for future data ...

Grounding foreign companies in local context through CSR - the
case of Norwegian Business in Indonesia
This thesis seeks to explore whether Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) can be said to have a grounding effect ...

After its deregulation in 1994, the Colombian Electricity Market (CEM) has developed satisfactorily in some sectors, especially in terms of generation and sales to large costumers and to household sector. However, around ...

Sensitivity analysis is often used to judge the sensitivity of model behaviour to
uncertain assumptions about model formulations and parameter values. Since the
ultimate goal of modelling is typically policy recommendation, ...

The task of finding optimal policies in stochastic dynamic systems is challenging.
The theory of stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) is quite complex and the
available software packages are not intended for non-specialists. ...

This study examines government-centred jatropha cultivation for biodiesel as promoted by the biofuel policy of the desert state of Rajasthan, India. The drive to find alternative domestic sources of energy is intense in a ...

China's photovoltaic (PV) based electricity generating capacity is obviously lagging behind the world level, although its manufacturing capacity of PV cells and modules has remained ahead worldwide since 2006. The Chinese ...

The aim of this study is to explore the way climate creates thresholds within society. Both human physiology and the human mind determine when and where climate can trigger and influence human activities. By presenting a ...

The main objectives of this thesis are to clarify causes and triggers and the geomorphology of a ca. 12 kyr landslide in Verkilsdalen, Rondane National Park, Norway. A high resolution (33*33 cm) Digital Elevation Model ...